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Steven Butler's top 10 menaceshttp://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2015/feb/19/steven-butler-dennis-the-menace-top-10-menaces
<p>The <a href="http://bookshop.theguardian.com/diary-of-dennis-the-menace-bash-street-bandit.html">Diary of Dennis the Menace</a> author knows a lot about mischief – and it turns out there’s a very fine line between mischievous trouble-maker, and all-out villain! Here are his favourites menaces in children’s fiction, from Horrid Henry to Peter Pan</p><p>When I first sat down to work on this list, I thought it was going to be easy. I make a living <a href="http://bookshop.theguardian.com/diary-of-dennis-the-menace-bash-street-bandit.html">writing about Dennis The Menace</a>, and I originated the role of Horrid Henry in the touring stage show. “Menaces? Piece of cake, I know all about that…”</p><p> <span>Related: </span><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2015/jan/29/top-10-liars-in-literature-nick-lake">From Gatsby to Darcy: the top 10 liars in fiction</a> </p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2015/feb/19/steven-butler-dennis-the-menace-top-10-menaces">Continue reading...</a>Children and teenagersChildren's books: 7 and underChildren's books: 8-12 yearsBooksCultureFunny books (children and teens)Adventure (children and teens)Robert Louis StevensonThe BeanoComics and graphic novels (children and teens)Francesca SimonDr SeussRoald DahlJM BarriePicture booksMaurice SendakThu, 19 Feb 2015 08:00:12 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2015/feb/19/steven-butler-dennis-the-menace-top-10-menacesPhotograph: PAPhotograph: PAPhotograph: Cine Text / Allstar/Sportsphoto Ltd. / AllstarPeter Pan and the Darlings, up to no good!Photograph: Cine Text / Allstar/Sportsphoto Ltd. / AllstarPeter Pan and the Darlings, up to no good!Photograph: AlamyLong John Silver – menace or villain?Photograph: AlamyLong John Silver – menace or villain?Illustration: Tony RossDoes Horrid Henry beat Dennis the Menace in the mischief stakes?Illustration: Tony RossDoes Horrid Henry beat Dennis the Menace in the mischief stakes?Steven Butler2015-02-19T08:00:12ZTop 10 imaginary friends in fictionhttp://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2014/oct/23/top-10-imaginary-friends-in-fiction-af-harrold
<p>All characters in fiction are imaginary friends to some extent, but here AF Harrold chooses his favourite imaginary friends from children’s books and beyond as characters in their own right, from Calvin’s friend Hobbes to Skellig</p><p>Experience this <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/gallery/2014/oct/23/the-imaginary-gallery-emily-gravett-af-harrold">imagination inducing gallery by AF Harrold and Emily Gravett</a>, the creators of <a href="http://bookshop.theguardian.com/imaginary-2.html">The Imaginary </a></p><p>All characters in fiction are imaginary friends. We spend time with them, listen to them, laugh with them, sometimes fall in love with them. No one else knows them like we do. It can be embarrassing to talk to them when other people are in the room.<br /></p><p>But they’re not what this list is about.This list is about imaginary friends characters in books have had, so the imaginary friends of my imaginary friends, you might say.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2014/oct/23/top-10-imaginary-friends-in-fiction-af-harrold">Continue reading...</a>Children and teenagersChildren's books: 8-12 yearsChildren's books: 7 and underTeen booksEmily GravettPicture booksMaurice SendakNoel CowardRaymond BriggsThu, 23 Oct 2014 07:00:03 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2014/oct/23/top-10-imaginary-friends-in-fiction-af-harroldPhotograph: ImagenetTim Roth plays Skellig in the film version of David Almond’s classic. But it’s open to debate whether Skellig is imaginary or really there!Photograph: ImagenetTim Roth plays Skellig in the film version of David Almond’s classic. But it’s open to debate whether Skellig is imaginary or really there!AF Harrold2014-10-23T07:00:03ZJessica Ahlberg's top 10 family-themed picture bookshttp://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2013/nov/21/top-10-family-picture-books-jessica-ahlberg
From Sendak's Wild Things and Beatrix Potter's Peter Rabbit to 'the family-est book of all', Jessica Ahlberg picks her favourite picture books about families in all shapes, sizes and guises<p>&quot;I have chosen 10 books that I loved when I was a child, and love still. Most of them are funny, some are thoughtful or sad and some are scary. These are qualities that I really enjoy in children's books. Also, these books have some great, wonderful and amazing pictures. I highly recommend them all.&quot;</p><p>Jessica Ahlberg, daughter of the acclaimed author/illustrator team, Janet and Allan Ahlberg, studied fine art at Winchester College and has gone on to illustrate several books for children, including Goldilocks and Half A Pig. She likes, among other things, writing letters, looking at maps, reading books, doing DIY and making cakes. Her latest book is A Great and Complicated Adventure written by Toon Tellgen and illustrated by Jessica Ahlberg (Boxer Books). <a href="http://www.guardianbookshop.co.uk/BerteShopWeb/viewProduct.do?ISBN=9781907152382">Buy it at the Guardian bookshop</a></p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2013/nov/21/top-10-family-picture-books-jessica-ahlberg">Continue reading...</a>Children's books: 7 and underBooksCulturePicture booksMaurice SendakThu, 21 Nov 2013 11:45:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2013/nov/21/top-10-family-picture-books-jessica-ahlbergPRWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak, in which Max comes to understand what family means to him after allPRWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakJessica Ahlberg2013-11-21T11:45:00ZWhat gives a picture book lasting appeal?http://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2013/mar/25/what-gives-picture-books-lasting-appeal
The best picture books conceal timeless truths. Try Oliver Jeffers' Lost and Found or Alex Deacon's Beegu<p>I am enjoying sharing picture books which I liked as a child with my daughter who is now four. Books like Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Raymond Briggs's The Snowman or Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are seem to be as attractive to her as they were to me. Is it possible to identify why these books are so timeless? Also, do you think there are books published today which will have the same lasting appeal? - Maria</p><p>Identifying exactly why a particular book is successful is hard but some of it is about the universality of a theme. Typically, the best picture books – and certainly the ones that last – are those that have much more depth than might appear on first reading. Behind a very simple structure, brief text and beautiful illustrations can lie truths that are timeless. </p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2013/mar/25/what-gives-picture-books-lasting-appeal">Continue reading...</a>Children and teenagersChildren's books: 7 and underChildren's books: 8-12 yearsRaymond BriggsMaurice SendakPicture booksBooksCultureMon, 25 Mar 2013 12:47:32 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2013/mar/25/what-gives-picture-books-lasting-appealPRFriends at Sea … Oliver Jeffers' Lost and FoundPRLost and Found by Oliver JeffersJulia Eccleshare2013-03-25T12:47:32ZDressing up for World Book Day: Make Max's wolf suit from Where The Wild Things Arehttp://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2013/mar/05/world-book-day-make-max-costume-where-wild-things-are
Red Riding Hood and Cinderella are huddling at the bus stop. Horrid Henry is hanging around the school gates. The playground is packed with Gruffalos. It can only be World Book Day. Want to be Max from Where the Wild Things Are? Find out how here<p>The tradition of dressing as a favourite character makes <a href="http://www.worldbookday.com/">World Book Day</a> feel extra-special. It shows, in the real world, how books unlock imagination, allowing readers to go anywhere and become anyone.</p><p>&quot;It's also a great&nbsp;fundraiser,&quot; explains World Book Day director Kirsten Grant. &quot;We encourage schools to run a campaign where every child who dresses up pays &pound;1, which is donated to Book Aid International. Last year we smashed all targets.&quot;</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2013/mar/05/world-book-day-make-max-costume-where-wild-things-are">Continue reading...</a>Children and teenagersChildren's books: 7 and underChildren's books: 8-12 yearsTeen booksBooksCultureWorld Book DayMaurice SendakTue, 05 Mar 2013 15:31:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2013/mar/05/world-book-day-make-max-costume-where-wild-things-areGuardianGetting ready for some wild rumpus-ing. Photograph: Anna O'KennedyGuardianMax's wolf suit from Where The Wild Things Are for World Book Day. Photograph: Isabel ThomasGuardianMake Max's wolf suit from Where The Wild Things Are Photograph: GuardianIsabel Thomas2013-03-05T15:31:00ZWhere the Wild Things Are - quizhttp://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/quiz/2013/feb/01/quiz-where-the-wild-things-are
Are you wild? Prove it! Become the king of the wild things by taking our quiz to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Where the Wild Things Are and show us just how wild you are <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/quiz/2013/feb/01/quiz-where-the-wild-things-are">Continue reading...</a>Children and teenagersChildren's books: 7 and underPicture booksCultureBooksMaurice SendakFri, 01 Feb 2013 09:00:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/quiz/2013/feb/01/quiz-where-the-wild-things-arePRWhere the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakNick Virk2013-02-01T09:00:00ZWhich picture books teach children to question authority?http://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2012/sep/05/childrens-book-doctor-picture-books
Beatrix Potter's Peter Rabbit and Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are both illustrate the value - and cost - of defiance<p>I'm on the hunt for picture books that promote self-belief, original thinking and standing by your convictions, especially if it means&nbsp;questioning authority and conventional wisdom.&nbsp;So far I have The Carrot Seed; Iggy Peck, Architect; That's How!; Grown-Ups Get To Do All The Driving and Don't Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus. Can you think of any others? <strong>- Tareyn</strong></p><p>Picture books are never short of a message. Although first and foremost they are for entertainment and sheer delight they are also primers for children and their parents; they open up ideas of what it is to be a child and the relationships between the cared for and the carer, the weak and the strong, the child and the parent. </p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2012/sep/05/childrens-book-doctor-picture-books">Continue reading...</a>Children and teenagersChildren's books: 7 and underChildren's books: 8-12 yearsMaurice SendakPicture booksWed, 05 Sep 2012 11:58:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2012/sep/05/childrens-book-doctor-picture-booksRobert Workman/PRA triumph for both Max and mum: Where the Wild Things Are. Photograph: Robert WorkmanRobert Workman/PRPerfectly judged … Where the Wild Things Are. Photograph: Robert WorkmanJulia Eccleshare2012-09-05T11:58:00ZMaurice Sendak: a life in pictureshttp://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/gallery/2012/may/08/maurice-sendak-gallery
Maurice Sendak, author of Where The Wild Things Are, has died, aged 83. We take a tour through his life <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/gallery/2012/may/08/maurice-sendak-gallery">Continue reading...</a>Maurice SendakBooksCultureChildren's books: 7 and underChildren's books: 8-12 yearsTeen booksTue, 08 May 2012 15:36:45 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/gallery/2012/may/08/maurice-sendak-galleryAPMaurice Sendak poses with one of the characters from his book Where the Wild Things Are, designed for the operatic adaptation of his book in St. Paul, US Photograph: APGuardian Staff2012-05-08T15:36:45ZMaurice Sendak returns to being author-illustrator after 30 yearshttp://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2011/apr/07/maurice-sendak-author-illustrator-30-years
Where the Wild Things Are creator to publish Bumble-Ardy, the tale of a young pig's birthday party, in September<p>Let the wild rumpus start! It's been 30 years since his last one, but the 82-year-old Maurice Sendak has finally written and illustrated a new picture book.</p><p>Sendak has written or illustrated a host of titles over his 60-year career, but the last book the Where the Wild Things Are author both wrote and drew was Outside Over There, the surreal story of a little girl whose baby sister is kidnapped by goblins, in 1981. Now Bumble-Ardy, the tale of a pig who, having reached the age of nine without ever having had a birthday party, decides to throw his own, is set for publication this September.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2011/apr/07/maurice-sendak-author-illustrator-30-years">Continue reading...</a>Maurice SendakBooksChildren's books: 7 and underPublishingCultureChildren and teenagersThu, 07 Apr 2011 09:42:54 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2011/apr/07/maurice-sendak-author-illustrator-30-yearsPicture Perfect / RexMaurice Sendak. Photograph: Picture Perfect / RexPicture Perfect / RexMaurice Sendak. Photograph: Picture Perfect / RexAlison Flood2011-04-07T09:42:54Z